Kimmo Juhani Kansanen is a Professor at the Department of Electronic Systems at NTNU, leading the Signal Processing Group. He holds an MSc and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oulu, Finland. Since 2006, he has been affiliated with NTNU, advancing to his current role in 2016. His research focuses on wireless communication systems, satellite technologies, and machine learning applications in positioning and communication. **Education**: MSc in Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu **Research Interests**: Kansanen specializes in error-correcting coding for satellites, localization and communication systems, MIMO spread spectrum techniques, and 5G infrastructure. He also explores medical sensing and wireless communication using ultra-wideband technology. **Grants & Projects**: He has led multiple EU and ESA-funded projects, including: "Air interface development for ultra-low powered IoT satellite applications" (ESA ARTES, 2020–2022) "User Terminal Wideband Modem for VHTS" (ESA, 2018–2020) "Massive Simple IoT" (RCN IKTPLUSS) **Patents**: Holder of US patents 7447285, 7492844, and 7466779 related to data processing and transmission methods.